Ole Miss shifts base defense, slows Alabama

1:49 AM,
Sep. 30, 2012

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Ole Miss defensive coordinator Dave Wommack admitted last week he would have to get bigger in the box against Alabama.

He did, abandoning his base 4-2-5 defense for long stretches of the game in favor of a more traditional 4-3 defense. Alabama ended up rushing for 134 yards on 24 carries against Ole Miss' defense, which gave up 354 yards on the ground to Texas while playing the 4-2-5.